B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille

4.4

347 Reviews

$30 and under

Contemporary American

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2 people

Dec 21, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

Hot spot
Lively

Award winning Chef Carlo Cavallo’s upscale gastropub concept, B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille is located in the Historic Sonoma Creamery building across the street from the Old Mission in the Sonoma Plaza. We are Sonoma Plaza's only brew pub, whiskey bar. B&V's menu format is wine country inspired with farm to table elements, Italian and French influences, and good old fashion steak house. Chef Carlo Cavallo has won best beef in America, and been on Food Networks Guy Fieri show.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Seafood, Steakhouse
Hours of operation
Wed 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–9:00 pm Sun 11:30 am–8:00 pm Dinner Thu 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(707) 938-7110
Website
http://bvsonoma.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Carlo Cavallo
Catering
Celebrity Chef Carlo Cavallo has over 25 years of catering experience in Europe and North America. He has done sit down dinner galas for up 2500 at a time, Embassy State Dinners, private celebrity dinners, grand signature weddings, corporate parties, and team building cooking classes. Many wineries entrust Chef Carlo for Wine and VIP dinners.
Private party facilities
We have multiple offerings for Private Dining, Rehearsal dinner, corporate parties, birthdays, bachelorette & bachelor parties, and much more . We have a 100 person dining room with a 25 seat bar. We also have a 50 seat dining area with an 8 seat private bar. Each room has its own HD TV for slideshows or video presentations.

Location
400 First Street East, Sonoma, CA 95476
Neighborhood
Sonoma
Cross street
E Spain Street
Parking details
Large public lot is available across the street behind the Historic Sonoma Barracks.
Public transit
The public transit is available across the street in the Sonoma Plaza in front of the city hall.
Entertainment
We are the city of Sonoma’s largest live music venue featuring national touring acts as well as fantastic local acts. Check our website for upcoming shows.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 347 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4.5Service
3.8Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Wine Country
Hot spot

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille offers a lively, friendly atmosphere reminiscent of a "neighborhood bar" where locals feel at home. Guests rave about the "amazing food and great service," with standout dishes like the Ahi Poke Martini and Crab Ravioli. Perfect for a casual bite with a welcoming vibe.

347 Reviews

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Marian
VIP
San Francisco
46 reviews
4.0
46 reviews
Dined on December 5, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The food runs the gamut from a great burger to a beautifully presented and delicious fish dish and house made pasta dishes with lots of other choices in between. Attentive servers and helpers. We really enjoy this friendly restaurant on the Square in Sonoma.
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Kari
San Francisco
27 reviews
5.0
27 reviews
Dined on December 1, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We made reservations for dinner after the local parade. The place was packed, which was great to see. We had our favorite waiter and were able to have a nice table to enjoy our dinner. We especially love the martini pokey appetizer, and you can’t go wrong with any of their entrées.
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Jennifer
VIP
San Francisco
64 reviews
2.0
64 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
This is basically just a neighborhood bar in a high tourist area. We had: Homemade Dungeness Crab Ravioli - Skyy Vodka sauce. This was decent & just OK. Codi Burger - Niman Ranch beef, double applewood bacon, double Sonoma Jack, Gloria Ferrer onion rings inside burger their own B&V bbq sauce on a King’s Hawaiian bun with hand cut fries. The fries were really under-seasoned & underwhelming, just really basic & not all that tasty. The burger was so heavy handed on the BBQ sauce (which really wasn't all that good), that it overtook the taste of the burger. We pulled the 2 onion ring off of the burger & ate them separately, & again, just basic, underwhelming, & not really that great. Cocktails: Dirty Cougar - Deep Eddy grapefruit, lemon, St. Germaine. Their menu said this won some "Best Martini" award so I was looking forward to trying it. It was very tart--not sure how much grapefruit they put in there, but this is one sour drink. The photos on the website menu made us think this would be a much better place. When presented to us at our table, the food did not look appetizing & certainly not effort was taken in plating it. Looks like they did their best to make the photos look great, but what you are served will not look the same. Even the photos of the interior restaurant on their website make the place look fancy with white tablecloths & candles on the table -- of course this is shown in the "special events" tab, so that must be my bad for thinking that it would look like this for regular dining. Overall, if you want to sit in a basic bar and have basic food & drinks, go for it.
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Cristian
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food was amazing. Our server was incredible. Everything was fun.
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Teresa
San Francisco
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 13, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
While we enjoy a lively “old time saloon” setting, the restaurant was so loud we could barely hear one another. The food was just ok: our party had pasta bolognese, caesar salad with shrimp, spicy ahi salad and risotto. I think you would be better off sticking with “pub food” when ordering here. We had the fried calamari on a prior visit and it was very good. The rest of the menu just isn’t up to the standards of Sonoma County dining. Loved our waiter, “T”.
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Harry
VIP
San Francisco
58 reviews
4.0
58 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Be Sure to taste the wine before ordering. Some of the wine by the glass is very bad. For being in the wine country it is sad they cannot do better. They will offer you a second glass but it will be the same.
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Tamela
VIP
San Diego
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Perfect place after a long day of wine tasting. The hostess and waitress were so welcoming and friendly. Food was like true comfort food. We enjoyed the Shrimp Risotto and classic burger.
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Allison
VIP
West Palm Beach
26 reviews
5.0
26 reviews
Dined on September 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was such a nice bar in the square of Sonoma. The bartender had our drinks terrific. Our server was wonderful. I think he was from Nepal. Our homemade pasta was delicious. The soup was very flavorful and our homemade dessert was excellent. What a fun night my friends and I had there.
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SouthCarolinaTraveler
VIP
Charleston
20 reviews
3.0
20 reviews
Dined on August 24, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Super casual restaurant. We had a hard time finding the steak or the whiskey. The restaurant is not a gastro pub or a steak house. It’s nothing like represented. The food was okay and the people were the best part. If you are looking for a casual lunch scene with decent food this is your place. Just not a dinner place with any ambiance.
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Josie
San Francisco
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
family dining perfect spot for an early dinner with 7 adults and 5 kids food was great, service was great, noisy enough so no one minded the kids
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FAQs

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (707) 938-7110.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille is rated 4.4 stars by 347 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 21, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

400 First Street East, Sonoma, CA 95476

Additional information

Cross street
E Spain Street
Neighborhood
Sonoma
Hours of operation
Wed 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–9:00 pm Sun 11:30 am–8:00 pm Dinner Thu 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Seafood, Steakhouse
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Large public lot is available across the street behind the Historic Sonoma Barracks.
Public transit
The public transit is available across the street in the Sonoma Plaza in front of the city hall.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Carlo Cavallo
Entertainment
We are the city of Sonoma’s largest live music venue featuring national touring acts as well as fantastic local acts. Check our website for upcoming shows.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://bvsonoma.com/
Phone number
(707) 938-7110
Catering
Celebrity Chef Carlo Cavallo has over 25 years of catering experience in Europe and North America. He has done sit down dinner galas for up 2500 at a time, Embassy State Dinners, private celebrity dinners, grand signature weddings, corporate parties, and team building cooking classes. Many wineries entrust Chef Carlo for Wine and VIP dinners.
Private party facilities
We have multiple offerings for Private Dining, Rehearsal dinner, corporate parties, birthdays, bachelorette & bachelor parties, and much more . We have a 100 person dining room with a 25 seat bar. We also have a 50 seat dining area with an 8 seat private bar. Each room has its own HD TV for slideshows or video presentations.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille

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